Country | India |
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Residence | Chennai, India |
Born | Dhampur, India | May 29, 1996
Height | 5'11 |
Turned Pro | 2013 |
Retired | Active |
Coached by | Major S Maniam Cyrus Poncha |
Racquet used | Tecnifibre |
Men's singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 89 (August, 2014) |
Current ranking | No. 89 (August, 2014) |
Title(s) | 9 times junior national champion |
Updated on August, 2014. |
Kush Kumar, (born May 29, 1996 in Dhampur) is a professional squash player who represents India. Kumar graduated with a finance degree Trinity College. [1] Kumar now works for a hedge fund called Matrix Capital Management based in Boston. [2] He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 89 in August 2015. He became popular when his Men's Squash Team won Gold Medal in 2014 Asian Games along with Harinder Pal Sandhu, Mahesh Mangaonkar, Saurav Ghosal. [3] [4]
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